Guess the Civil War Isn't Over

I recently experienced something that gave rise to my "Southern hot blood". My family is the subject of a very lengthy web site. It's a great site and meticulously traces our family roots back to the 1600's in England, Ireland, and Scotland. I check it every now and then to see what additions have been made. Thus, I found a page devoted to the veterans of several of our Nation's wars, including a list of Union soldiers. I didn't know I had any Union soldiers in my family tree, possibly they are from some obscure branch. I did know of several Confederate ancestors, including my great-great grandfather and other relatives who fought in Texas units. I thought possibly the individual doing the web site didn't know about the Confederates in our family tree so I sent a listing that I had accumulated from my research. Her reply was that though she knew she had Confederate ancestors, she had chosen to honor only the Union soldiers. I found it most infuriating that this person would not want to honor all of her own relatives' service. I know that this attitude is predominant among many of our Northern citizens (notice I didn't say Yankees) There is a movement to extinguish the Confederate battle flag simply because a bunch of racist red necks have hijacked it. Many in our country are busily trying to erase our Confederate history and symbols. I believe this has inherent dangers which should be obvious to all. There are already people who maintain and evidently believe that the holocaust never happened. I believe it is important to preserve our history, good and bad so that judgments can be made for future. We are in enough trouble now in our country from ignoring the lessons of history.

Here is the information I shared with the person with my DNA who was not interested but I have decided to pay tribute myself to my warrior ancestors, who even in participating in the "lost cause" had as much to do with what we are now as a country as those who were on the winning side.

These are some of my Confederate relatives. I will begin with my great-great grandfather S Thomas Glover, 2nd Lt. 23rd Texas Cavalry,who is pictured, John Phillip Orr who served in Company D, 32nd Texas Cavalry, John Washington Lindley who was in Captain H W Fisher's Company, 3rd Regiment, Sibley's Brigade Mounted Volunteers, James Riley Lindley, Company G, Colonel Hunter's Regiment, also serving under general Joe Shelby, and B W Lindley who served in the Gouldi Regiment.

I would be remiss if I didn't pay tribute to other fighters in our family which includes three famous persons who have made their mark in history. The earliest was Col John Pyle, British Army,who though a doctor, found himself fighting Light Horse Harry Lee in a battle known of Pyle's Massacre, which involved Lee's massacre of Pyle's men at Haw River. Pyle was later pardoned for his actions in treating wounded soldiers on both sides. Other members of the Lindley family, though quakers, fought for the Patriots.

John Lindley, who died at the Alamo

Alvin C York, Hero and Medal of Honor winner from WWI